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certificate of occupancy

Syllables: cer·tif·i·cate of oc·cu·pan·cyUK/səˈtɪf.ɪ.kɪt ˌʌv ˌɒk.jə.pən.siː/US/səɹˈtɪf.ɪ.kɪt ˌʌv ˌɔk.jə.pən.si/

certificate of occupancy noun: a document issued by a government authority, usually from the local government, certifying that a property is fit for a specific use in accordance with the applicable regulations.

Noun

certificate of occupancy (plural certificates of occupancy)

  1. A document issued by a government authority, usually from the local government, certifying that a property is fit for a specific use in accordance with the applicable regulations.

Forms of certificate of occupancy

pluralcertificates of occupancy

Questions about certificate of occupancy

What does certificate of occupancy mean?
Certificate of occupancy means a document issued by a government authority, usually from the local government, certifying that a property is fit for a specific use in accordance with the applicable regulations.
What part of speech is certificate of occupancy?
Certificate of occupancy is a noun.
How do you pronounce certificate of occupancy?
Certificate of occupancy is pronounced /səˈtɪf.ɪ.kɪt ˌʌv ˌɒk.jə.pən.siː/ (UK).
What is the plural of certificate of occupancy?
The plural of certificate of occupancy is certificates of occupancy.

Words near certificate of occupancy in the dictionary

  1. certificate of criminal record
  2. certificate of deposit
  3. certificate of good conduct
  4. Certificate of Need
  5. certificate of no criminal conviction
  6. certificate of occupancy
  7. certificated
  8. certificateless
  9. certificatelessness
  10. certificates
  11. certificates of clean criminal record

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